Our eLearning Courses

This free course is designed as an introduction for health & social care staff and anyone in a public sector role who require knowledge in preventing the spread of Covid-19.

This course explores the history of asbestos use, where it can be found currently, the dangers of asbestos, and what to do if you need to work with it.

This is a three-module online autism awareness course containing information on autism diagnoses, how the condition impacts the individual on a day-to-day basis and the challenges autism presents to people... read more

This comprehensive course for clinical staff takes you through an understanding of decisions around transfusion, blood sampling, the collection of blood components from storage and delivery to the clinical area and the administration of blood components.

This session aims to provide learners who are not directly involved in the blood transfusion process with a broad understanding of topics such as blood groups, when blood transfusions may... read more

The Care Certificate eLearning bundle provides a set of learning outcomes aligned to the Care Certificate standards. The eLearning package is provided by Skills For Health, one of the developers... read more

This session provides information and opportunities to practice principles of effective communication in a health or social care setting. It forms part of the Care Certificate, an initiative to prepare healthcare... read more

Conflict resolution e-learning: Develop an awareness of the risks of providing public help, dealing with conflict, and an understanding of what is available to support you in this effectively and... read more

A set of two sessions, the first of which looks at the key principles of valid consent with adults who have capacity, how and when staff should seek consent, the... read more

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations is a UK statutory instrument that requires employers, by law, to protect their employees from exposure to dangerous substances.

This course will train healthcare staff on best practice when dealing with the ongoing pandemic and teach key findings to improve health, safety and welfare of both staff and patients

This dementia awareness course helps healthcare practitioners to understand the symptoms and characteristics of dementia. Learners can also find out more about the support that is available to people with... read more

The Deprivation of Liberty Act protects the most vulnerable individuals in hospitals and care homes. It plays an important role in preventing the unlawful deprivation of liberty occurring.

Our diabetes online course will equip you with a greater understanding of the challenges around the condition and how it can be effectively managed.

This session aims to illustrate the legal requirement for duty of care to staff and uses examples from a number of different health and social care settings.

This course provides an understanding of dysphagia, the difficulty that some people have in swallowing food and drink.

Delivers a general understanding of equality and diversity and helps learners apply that knowledge in the healthcare environment

Learn about the physical and emotional effect of falls, osteoporosis, and falls prevention

This course will increase your understanding of the issues surrounding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It will also help you handle situations appropriately where FGM has occurred or might occur.

Statutory training on the nature and causes of fire in healthcare facilities, with instruction in fire prevention, signage and equipment, and what to do when a fire starts

Being a Fire Warden in the care industry is a very important role. This engaging, interactive course will help you to understand your responsibilities and legal duties of being a... read more

This session aims to provide health and social care staff with examples of how they can provide adequate hydration and nutrition for people in their care, including, in particular, the... read more

This short and informative food safety course will tell you everything you need to know about storing, preparing and serving food in a safe manner to ensure you and the... read more

Do you and your management team understand its implications and your obligations? We help you get to grips with everything GDPR related, and as the course has been written in... read more

​The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force in May 2018. If you have been tasked with handling personal data within your organisation in any significant capacity, then this course... read more

This comprehensive online training course has been developed in association with CIPD, and will help HR professionals understand the changes brought in by the General Data Protection Regulation.Equip yourself with... read more

In association with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and co-written by our legal partners at Clayden Law, this engaging training course provides guidance on how to ensure your marketing... read more

With the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now in effect, your organisation will be liable for hefty fines if it doesn’t comply. If you’re responsible for building and implementing the... read more

If you are involved in the ongoing compliance efforts as a compliance officer, technology professional or data manager, this is the ideal course for you. This GDPR Practitioner course has... read more

A course covering the responsibilities of both employers and employees in ensuring that facilities are safe for staff, patients and visitors. The course also covers how to manage risk and... read more

Discover what modern-day slavery and human trafficking looks like, with this comprehensive collection of courses.

Learn about the practical and legal implications of immunisations and vaccinations, as well as best practice information. Updated November 2020.

Everyone has a role to play in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). Learners can explore the effects of healthcare-associated infections, how they are spread and how to... read more

This course provides an opportunity to review in more depth the use of standard infection control and prevention measures.

This security awareness training course demonstrates the importance of keeping data secure and lays out the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of information and cyber security. It also provides guidance as to... read more

Information governance is essential training for all staff. This course includes GDPR guidance and enables learners to gain understanding of how to use principles and standards in their everyday work.... read more

The Learning Disabilities Awareness course has been designed to provide staff, both clinical and non-clinical, with an introduction to learning disabilities.

We all play a part in getting our society to full equality through knowledge, understanding and action. This course will help you to gain a better awareness of these communities... read more

The Core Skills Training Framework allows employers to recognise training to a standard and reduce duplication of training. The Core Skills Mandatory Training eLearning Bundle is delivered by Skills for Health, the developers... read more

According to the NHS, more than 1.08 billion prescription items were dispensed overall in 2015, a 1.8 per cent increase on the previous year. Effectively managing and safely handling this medication... read more

This easily-digestible four-module Mental Capacity Act course considers the core principles – Code of Practice, Lasting Power of Attorney and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – legislated for under the Mental Capacity... read more

Learn about the main types of mental health conditions, along with their respective symptoms and treatments. This course aims to raise awareness of a healthcare professionals' interaction with people who... read more

This course explains what moving and Handling is and how an injury might affect you. It explores why we need to manage risk when completing manual handling tasks and how... read more

This session provides an introduction to Patient Moving and Handling. While Patient Moving and Handling is a very practical subject, this session aims to introduce you to the key topics... read more

This elearning course aims to provide an overview of the importance of oral health and how it promotes the well-being in patients you care for. The course highlights how plaque... read more

This two-module course will give you effective end of life care training and an understanding of palliative care. The course explores what palliative and end of life care are, and... read more

This course has been structured to give learners the opportunity to explore the key concepts of person-centred care and how they apply these concepts in their practice, within their teams... read more

​The aim of the course is to enable staff to behave in a person-centred way, based on the person-centred approaches framework, which aims to distil best practice and to set... read more

Understand the Prevent strategy particularly in context of safeguarding, using a wealth of examples to help learners understand what to do if they notice signs that someone may be at... read more

This session aims to focus the learners’ attention on the different ways that privacy and dignity can be maintained or undermined in various health and social care settings.

Develop an understanding of the importance of resuscitation when dealing with cardiac arrest and what you should do when it happens.

Understand your role and responsibility in a practical interactive course looking at emergency response and interventions in basic life support for adults.​

Understand the impact of changes to the body during pregnancy on resuscitation methods, how to help prevent cardiac arrest, and what to do if cardiac arrest occurs in a pregnant... read more

Understand and learn about the complexities of resuscitation with newborn infants.

Understand your role and responsibility in a practical interactive course looking at emergency response and interventions in basic life support for children.

Understand your role and responsibility in a practical interactive course looking at emergency response and interventions in basic life support for adults.​

This Risk Assessment training is a key health and safety course that teaches you both what Risk Assessments are, as well as how and when to perform them. Understand the... read more

This Safeguarding Adults eLearning course provides staff in all roles within healthcare with an introduction to the key concepts and principles of safeguarding adults. The course uses a number of... read more

​This session aims to provide staff who are the designated safeguarding lead in their organisation and/or designated referrer with comprehensive guidance how to respond and act to potential and actual... read more

Develop relevant competencies to engage in assessing, planning and evaluating the needs of adults where there are safeguarding concerns. ​

An authoritative introduction to Child Protection Awareness and safeguarding children at level 1. Suitable for all healthcare workers as an introduction to safeguarding children.

The safeguarding children level 2 eLearning course provides staff with a more detailed understanding of the issues associated with safeguarding children and child protection.​

This safeguarding children course includes safeguarding children at level 2 and level 3 and is suitable for workers who work with children or parents/ carers on regular basis.

This safeguarding children course includes safeguarding children at level 3 and is suitable for workers who work with children or parents/ carers on regular basis.

An authoritative introduction to Child Protection Awareness and safeguarding children at level 1, 2 & 3. This cost effective bundle offers a discount compared to purchasing the courses individually.

An authoritative introduction to Child Protection Awareness and safeguarding children at level 1, 2 & 3. This cost effective bundle offers a discount compared to purchasing the courses individually.

Access all of Skills for Health's eLearning courses for one learner including materials aligned to the Care Certificate, Statutory/Mandatory Core Skills Training Framework & the Clinical/Care Core Skills Training Framework.

With the Skills for Health Small Employer Package, your entire organisation can access affordable training from the leading eLearning provider to the NHS. Small employers can now benefit from the... read more

With the Skills for Health Small Employer Package, your entire organisation can access affordable training from the leading eLearning provider to the NHS. Small employers can now benefit from the... read more

In support of the Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Skills for Health and their delivery partner the National Skills Academy for Health have released a free online dementia... read more

This course has been developed to support you in understanding youth violence and why it may occur, the impacts that youth violence has on everyone involved, and what you can... read more

This course introduces topics surrounding the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and explores how to assess risk for potential falls, the different types of access equipment, how to reduce the... read more

This course is designed to help remote workers to work more effectively outside of the office, and to show managers how they can assist in this.

Professionals and volunteers often rely on their relationship with those they work with in order to provide the necessary support. This course will provide you with the knowledge and understanding... read more

This session covers the learning outcomes in both the Understand Your Role and Your Personal Development in the Care Certificate.